Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #52374
From: Chris Barber <cbarber@texasattorney.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil Pressure Loss
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 14:00:26 +0000
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Yes, I have had good pressure in the past.  I have over 40 hours on the engine.
 
Thanks
 
Chris

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [flyrotary@lancaironline.net] on behalf of Finn Lassen [finn.lassen@verizon.net]
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 7:29 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oil Pressure Loss

Did you have good oil pressure prior to this?

From experience I can tell you that oil filters are not bi-directional.
In on the perimeter.
Out in center.
Any way you accidentally have reversed in and out?
I had mine plumbed the wrong way for many hours.
Each time I replaced the oil filter I had to "break" the membrane that works as the "one-way-valve" before oild could flow and I could get pressure.

Finn

On 9/28/2010 10:42 PM, Chris Barber wrote:
In the never ending tradition of two step forward and three steps back, I was working on my RPM drop out at 6000 rmp (messed with seveal resistors to no avail).  As I was sitting on the ramp at idle for a few minutes, focusing on the RPM's I glanced over at the Oil Pressure and noted it was flashing as an alert and was showing almost NO oil pressure (4 or 5 psi).  I instantly shut down the engine. 
 
The engine appeared to be running fine before I shut it down.  I checked the wire to the back of the engine monitor and all was fine.  I also checked the continutiy of the wire to the sensor and it was good.  I started the engine again and it started fine and seem to run fine, however, the OP did not kick in so I shut it down again

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